No. 1: Comcast

Global 2000 rank: 57

Country: United States

Comcast Corp. is a media, entertainment and communications company. The company provides video, high-speed Internet and phone services to residential and business customers in the United States. It operates through five reportable segments: Cable Communications, Cable Networks, Broadcast Television, Filmed Entertainment and Theme Parks. The Cable Communications segment provides video, high-speed Internet and voice services to residential and business. The Cable Networks segment provides national cable television networks, regional sports and news networks, international cable networks, cable television production studio, and related digital media properties. The Broadcast Television segment provides NBC and telemundo broadcast networks. The Filmed Entertainment segment consists of the operations of universal pictures, which produces, acquires, markets and distributes filmed entertainment and stage plays worldwide. The Theme Parks segment provides universal theme parks in Orlando and Hollywood. It offers a variety of services over its cable distribution system, including video, high-speed Internet and phone services. The company was founded by Ralph J. Roberts, Daniel Aaron and Julian A. Brodsky in 1963 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.